Diospyros chamaethamnus

Botanical Description

Diospyros chamaethamnus is a perennial plant producing usually unbranched stems growing from 30 - 60cm tall. These stems are produced from a wide-spreading, rhizomatous rootstock, the plant forming extensive colonies[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for local use of its edible fruit. Although insipid, the fruit is an important item in the diet of certain tribes of bushmen within the plant's native range[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].